Tuesday, August 23, 2016

stan by me, but not too close

What hath we wrought?  And, if so, why?

This breaking news has recently come to the attention of the AI Patent and Copyright Department.

"STAN" - once merely the icon and excuse for 40 years of lame word play and annual gatherings; or gratuitously the name of one of the greatest teams in Bucknell Summer Softball League history; and more recently an Emma (and Eminem) song about an obsessed fan, it is now a (derisive) slang word for the obsessed fan in general. Lowercase. Also, a verb. To "stan" someone is to adore that person unquestioningly and kind of scarily.

So, as we lurch unsteadily toward AI-XXI, remember, when you're a stan you're a stan all the way.....




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